GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 5: Help Pages
Catholic Groups
These Catholic Church agencies and affiliated Catholic organizations have had past involvement in evangelization and ministry to Native Americans in the United States, and as such, they are included in the Marquette Archives' Native Guide. These terms are Library of Congress (LC) subject headings for the groups and used in the entries. See Search and Tips for effective use of these terms.
Catholic Church. Holy See
Three agencies of the Holy See include at least some documentation pertaining to Native Americans in the United States. They are the Archivio Vaticana or Archivum Secretum Vaticanum (Vatican Archives), which is in Vatican City, and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican Library) and the Congregatio Pro Gentium Evangelizatione (Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples), both of which are in Rome. The Congregatio Pro Gentium Evangelizatione was formerly known as the Congregatio de Propaganda Fide or Propaganda Fide.
Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Through its subcommittee on Native American Affairs, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops connects with diocesan and national activities about Native American Catholics.
Catholic Church. Archdioceses and Dioceses
These Roman rite arch/ dioceses are arranged A-Z by state and there under by lineage. Within the repository entries, history notes are included for all Native Catholic missions, parishes, and schools within that diocese and its predecessors. For more summary information on the history of dioceses, see the website, Catholic Hierarchy.
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Alabama |
Habana (Cuba) > New Orleans > Mobile > Birmingham |
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Alaska |
Vancouver (Canada) > Fairbanks > Anchorage-Juneau |
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Arizona |
Durango (Mexico) > Hermosillo (Mexico) > Santa Fe > Tucson > Gallup (+ New Mexico), Phoenix |
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Arkansas |
St. Louis > Little Rock |
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California |
Durango (Mexico) > Sonora (Mexico) > Monterey > Los Angeles > Orange, San Diego > San Bernardino; Los Angeles > San Francisco > Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Monterey > Fresno |
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Colorado |
Denver > Pueblo |
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Delaware |
Baltimore + Philadelphia > Wilmington (+ Maryland) |
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District of Columbia |
Baltimore > Washington (+ Maryland); Military Services, U.S.A. |
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Florida |
Seville (Spain) > Habana (Cuba) > New Orleans > Mobile > Savanah > St. Augustine > Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Pensacola-Tallahassee, Palm Beach, Venice |
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Georgia |
Charleston + Mobile > Savannah-Atlanta > Atlanta, Savannah |
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Hawaii |
Honolulu; Military Services, U.S.A. |
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Idaho |
St. Louis > Boise |
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Illinois |
Quebec (Canada) > Baltimore > Louisville > Indianapolis > Chicago, Peoria, Joliet; other dioceses no Native Guide entries |
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Indiana |
Quebec (Canada) > Baltimore > Louisville > Indianapolis, Fort Wayne-South Bend, Lafayette; Evansville and Gary = no Native Guide entries |
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Iowa |
St. Louis > Dubuque > Sioux City |
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Kansas |
St. Louis > Kansas City > Salina, Wichita, Dodge City |
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Louisiana |
Habana (Cuba) > New Orleans > Baton Rouge, Houma-Thibodaux, Lafayette, Natchitoches > Alexandria-Shreveport > Alexandria, Shreveport |
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Maine |
Quebec (Canada) > Baltimore > New York > Boston > Portland |
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Maryland |
Quebec (Canada) > Baltimore > Wilmington (+ Delaware), Washington (+ District of Columbia) |
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Massachusetts |
Baltimore > Boston |
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Michigan |
Quebec (Canada)> Baltimore >Louisville > Cincinnati > Detroit > Marquette, Lansing, Grand Rapids > Gaylord |
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Minnesota |
St. Louis > Des Moines > St. Paul-Minneapolis > St. Cloud, Duluth > Crookston |
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Mississippi |
New Orleans > Mobile > Jackson |
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Missouri |
New Orleans > St. Louis |
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Montana |
Portland and St. Louis > Helena > Great Falls-Billings |
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Nebraska |
St. Louis > Omaha > Grand Island |
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Nevada |
Reno > Las Vegas |
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New Mexico |
Guadalajara (Mexico) > Durango (Mexico)> Santa Fe > Gallup (+ Arizona), Las Cruces |
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New York |
Quebec (Canada) > Baltimore > New York > Albany > Syracuse, Ogdensburg |
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North Carolina |
Baltimore > Charleston > Belmont Abbey + Raleigh > Charlotte |
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North Dakota |
St. Boniface (Canada) + St. Louis > Des Moines > Omaha > St. Paul > Sioux Falls > Fargo > Bismarck |
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Ohio |
Quebec (Canada) > Baltimore > Louisville > Cincinnati > Cleveland |
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Oklahoma |
Little Rock > Oklahoma City > Tulsa |
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Oregon |
Portland > Baker |
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Puerto Rico |
Seville (Spain) > Habana (Cuba) > San Juan > Mayaguez |
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South Carolina |
Baltimore > Charleston |
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South Dakota |
St. Louis > Omaha > St. Paul > Sioux Falls > Rapid City |
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Texas |
Morella (Mexico) > Monterrey (Mexico) > Galveston + Durango (Mexico) > Dallas, San Antonio > El Paso, Laredo |
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Texas |
Habana (Cuba) > New Orleans > Natchitoches |
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U.S. Virgin Islands |
St. Thomas |
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Utah |
Denver > Salt Lake City |
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Vermont |
Boston > Burlington |
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Virginia |
Richmond > Arlington |
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Washington |
Portland > Seattle > Spokane > Yakima |
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Wisconsin |
Quebec (Canada) > Baltimore > Louisville > Cincinnati > Detroit > Milwaukee > Green Bay, La Crosse > Superior |
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Wyoming |
St. Louis > Omaha > Cheyenne |
Affiliated Catholic Organizations
The Native Guide entries note the following religious organizations. The Official Catholic Directory provides concise descriptions for many of these organizations and the Catholic Encyclopedia provided historical summaries for a few of the largest ones.
Confraternities
Catholic Chippewa Congress (Minnesota)
Catholic Sioux Congress (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota)
Evangelistic Organizations
American Board of Catholic Missions
Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions [Black and Indian Mission Office]
Catholic Church Extension Society of the United States of America [Catholic Church Extension Society, Extension]
Catholic Interracial Council
Catholic Medical Mission Board
Commission for Catholic Missions among Colored People and Indians [Black and Indian Mission Office]
Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters
Holy Childhood Association
Leopoldinen-Stiftung im Kaisertume Oesterreich [Leopoldine Society] (Austria)
Ludwigs-verein (Germany)
Marquette League for Catholic Indian Missions
Seminary of the Foreign Missions [Society of Foreign Missions of Paris]
Society for the Propagation of the Faith
Society for the Propagation of the Faith [Propagation de la Foi] (France)
Tekakwitha Conference
Friendly Societies
Catholic Central Verein of America
Catholic Mutual Group/ Catholic Mutual Relief Society
Religious Institutes (Orders) of Men, A-Z
Arranged alphabetically by Library of Congress (LC) subject headings with alternative names in [brackets] and organizational initials in (parentheses), which members use to identify themselves. The entries use the LC versions plus alternative names and their initials to denote notable members.
Apostles of Jesus Missionaries (A.J.)
Augustinians [Order of St. Augustine] (O.S.A.)
Barnabites [Clerics Regular of St. Paul] (C.R.S.P.)
Belgian Foreign Missionaries of Scheut [Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Missionaries of Scheut] (C.I.C.M.)
Benedictines [Benedictine Fathers] (O.S.B.)
Brothers of the Beloved Disciple (B.B.D.)
Brothers of the Sacred Heart (S.C.)
Carmelites [Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Calced Carmelite Fathers, Calced Carmelites, Discalced Carmelites] (O.C.C.) (O.C.D.)
Capuchins [Capuchin Fathers, Capuchin Franciscans, Franciscan Capuchins, Order of Friars Minor] (O.M.Cap.) (O.F.M.Cap.)
Christian Brothers [Brothers of the Christian Schools] (F.S.C.)
Claretian Missionaries (C.M.F.)
Comboni Missionaries [Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus, Verona Fathers] (F.S.C.J.) (M.C.C.J.)
Congregation of Holy Cross [Brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross] (C.S.C.)
Congregation of Priests of the Sacred Heart [Sacred Heart Fathers] (S.C.J.)
Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (S.S.S.)
Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary [Missionhurst, Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary] (C.I.C.M.)
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary [Picpus Fathers (C.C.J.M.)] (SS.CC.)
Conventuals [Order of Friars Minor Conventual, Conventual Franciscans] (O.F.M.Conv.)
Crosier Fathers [Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross, Fathers of the Holy Cross] (O.S.C)
Discalced Carmelites (O.C.D.)
Dominicans [Order of Preachers] (O.P.)
Franciscans [Franciscan Fathers, Order of Friars Minor] (O.F.M.)
Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit (F.H.S.)
Glenmary Home Missioners (Glmy.)
Hijos de la Sagrada Familia [Sons of the Holy Family] (S.F.)
Holy Ghost Fathers [Congregation of the Holy Ghost and of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Spiritans] (C.S.Sp.)
Holy Fathers of Notre Dame [unknown]
Jesuits [Society of Jesus] (S.J.)
Marian Fathers [Congregation of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception] (M.I.C.)
Marianists (S.M.)
Marist Brothers (F.M.S.)
Marists (S.M.)
Mercedarians [Order of Our Lady of Mercy] (O.de.M.)
Missionaries of La Salette [Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette] (M.S.)
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (M.S.C.)
Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity ((M.S.S.S.T.) (S.T.)
Oblates of Mary Immaculate [Missionary Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate, Oblate Fathers, Oblates of Mary] (O.M.I.)
Pallotines [Society of the Catholic Apostolate] (S.A.C.)
Passionists [Congregation of the Passion] (C.P.)
Paulist Fathers (C.S.P.)
Premonstratensians [Canons Regular of Premontre, Norbertine Fathers, Norbertines] (O. Praem.)
Redemptorists [Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris] (C.Ss.R.)
Regular Franciscans [Third Order Regular of St. Francis] (T.O.R.)
Rosminians [Institute of Charity] (I.C.)
St. Columbans Foreign Mission Society (S.S.C.)
Salvatorians [Society of the Divine Savior] (S.D.S.)
Seminary of the Foreign Missions
Servites (O.S.M.)
Society of African Missions (S.M.A.)
Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.)
Society of the Atonement [Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, Graymoor Friars] (S.A.)
Society of the Divine Word (S.V.D.)
Society of the Precious Blood (C.Pp.S.)
Society of St. Edmund [Edmundites, Society of St. Edmund Fathers, Society of the Fathers of St. Edmund] (S.S.E.)
Sons of the Holy Family (S.F.)
Sulpicians [Society of St. Sulpice] (S.S.)
Theatines [Theatine Fathers] (C.R.)
Trappists [The Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance] (O.C.S.O.)
Vincentians [Congregation of the Mission] (C.M.)
Xaverians [Brothers of St. Francis Xavier] (C.F.X.)
Religious Institutes (Orders) of Women, A-Z
Arranged alphabetically by Library of Congress (LC) subject headings with alternative names in [brackets] and organizational initials in (parentheses), which members use to identify themselves. The entries use the LC versions plus alternative names and their initials to denote notable members.
Adorers of the Blood of Christ [Adorers of the Most Precious Blood] (A.S.C.)
Adrian Dominican Sisters [Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary] (O.P.)
Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (O.S.B.)
Benedictine Sisters of Pontifical Jurisdiction (O.S.B.)
Canonesses of St. Augustin of Louvain, Belgium
Canossian Daughters of Charity [Daughters of Charity of Canossa] (Fd.C.C.)
Carmelites [Carmelite Nuns, Carmelite Sisters, Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel] (O.C.D.)
Carmelites of St. Therese [Carmelites of St. Therese of the Infant Jesus] (C.S.T.)
Congregation of American Sisters (C.A.S.)
Congregation of St. Joseph (C.S.J.)
Congregation of the Third Order of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate [Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate (O.S.F.)
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (D.C.)
Daughters of the Heart of Mary (D.H.M.)
Discalced Carmelites [Discalced Carmelite Nuns] (O.C.D.)
Dominican Sisters. Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary [Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, Sisters of St. Dominic, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Dominic] (O.P.)
Dominican Sisters. Congregation of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart [Sisters of St. Dominic, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Dominic] (O.P.)
Dominican Sisters. Congregation of the Sisters of St. Dominic of the Immaculate Heart of Mary [Sisters of St. Dominic, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Dominic] (O.P.)
Dominican Sisters. Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin [Sinsinawa Dominican Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary, Sisters of St. Dominic, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Dominic, Spokane Dominicans] (O.P.)
Dominican Sisters. Edmonds Congregation of the Holy Cross [Sisters of St. Dominic, Aberdeen, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Dominic] (O.P.)
Dominican Sisters of Great Bend [Great Bend Dominican Sisters, Sisters of St. Dominic, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Dominic] (O.P.) {succeeded by Dominican Sisters of Peace, 2009}
Dominican Sisters of New Orleans [Eucharistic Missionaries of St. Dominic/ Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Eucharist of the Third Order of St. Dominic (New Orleans, Louisiana)] (O.P.) {succeeded by Dominican Sisters of Peace, 2009}
Dominican Sisters of Peace [(O.P.) [Eucharistic Missionaries of St. Dominic/ Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Eucharist of the Third Order of St. Dominic (New Orleans, Louisiana)] {succeeded the Dominican Sisters of Great Bend, Dominican sisters of New Orleans, and Dominican Sisters of St. Rose of Lima, 2009}
Dominican Sisters of San José [Dominican Sisters of Mission San José, Congregation of the Queen of the Holy Rosary, Sisters of St. Dominic, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Dominic] (O.P.)
Dominican Sisters of St. Rose of Lima [Dominican Sisters, Congregation of St. Rose of Lima, Sisters of St. Dominic, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Dominic] (O.P.) {succeeded by Dominican Sisters of Peace, 2009}
Dominican Sisters of the Roman Congregation [Sisters of St. Dominic, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Dominic] (O.P.)
Felician Sisters (C.S.S.F.)
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (F.M.M.)
Franciscan Sisters, Clinton Iowa [Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, Iowa] (O.S.F.)
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity [Franciscan Sisters of Charity of Alverno, Franciscan Sisters of Manitowoc, Wisconsin] (O.S.F.)
Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (O.S.F.)
Franciscan Sisters of Peace (F.S.P.)
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration [Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Sisters of Perpetual Adoration of La Crosse] (F.S.P.A.)
Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement (S.A.)
Franciscan Sisters of the Poor (S.F.P.)
Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart (G.N.S.H.)
Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis [Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, Hospital Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis] (O.S.F.)
Humility of Mary Sisters [Sisters of the Humility of Mary] (H.M.)
Lady Missionaries of Mary [Lady Missionaries and Catechists, Lady Missionaries of St. Mary’s Mission, The Madams] (L.M.M.)
Little Sisters of Jesus (L.S.J.)
Marist Missionary Sisters [Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary] (S.M.S.M.)
Maryknoll Sisters [Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America] (M.M.)
Missionaries of Charity (M.C.)
Missionary Benedictine Sisters (O.S.B.)
Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity [Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity] (M.S.B.T.) (M.S.S.S.T.)
Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary [Canonesses of St. Augustin of Louvain, Belgium] (I.C.M.)
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart (M.S.C.)
Notre Dame Sisters (N.D.)
Oblate Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (Marty, South Dakota) (O.S.B.S.)
Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters (O.L.V.M.)
Poor Sisters of St. Francis Seraph of the Perpetual Adoration [Franciscan Sisters of Lafayette, Indiana, Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration] (O.S.F.)
Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco (F.M.A.)
School Sisters of Notre Dame [Notre Dame Sisters, School Sisters of Notre Dame of Milwaukee, Wisconsin] (S.S.N.D.)
School Sisters of St. Francis (S.S.S.F.)
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth [Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas] (S.C.L.)
Sisters of Charity of Providence [Sisters of Providence] (S.P.) (F.C.S.P.)
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (B.V.M.)
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
Sisters of Divine Providence of San Antonio, Texas [Congregation of Divine Providence, San Antonio, Texas] (C.D.P.)
Sisters of Loretto [Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross] (S.L.)
Sisters of Mercy [Sisters of Mercy of the Americas] (R.S.M.)
Sisters of Mount Carmel [Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel] (O.CARM.)
Sisters of Notre Dame (S.N.D.)
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (S.N.D.deN.)
Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana (S.P.)
Sisters of St. Agnes [Sisters of St. Agnes of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin] (C.S.A.)
Sisters of St. Anne [Sisters of St. Ann] (S.S.A.)
Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity [Franciscan Sisters of Buffalo, New York, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and Penance, Sisters of St. Francis, Buffalo, New York, Sisters of St. Francis of Stella Niagara] (O.S.F.)
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia [Sisters of St. Francis of Glenn Riddle, Pennsylvania, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis of Philadelphia] (O.S.F.)
Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross [Bay Settlement Sisters] (O.S.F.)
Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Family (O.S.F.)
Sisters of St. Francis of the Third Order of Joliet, Illinois [Congregation of the Third Order of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate, Joliet, Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate] (O.S.F.)
Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio (O.S.F.)
Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Indiana (O.S.F.)
Sisters of St. Joseph, Baden, Pennsylvania (C.S.J.) (S.S.J.)
Sisters of St. Joseph, Lewiston, Idaho (C.S.J.) (S.S.J.)
Sisters of St. Joseph, Nazareth, Michigan [Sisters of St. Joseph of Kalamazoo, Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth] (C.S.J.) (S.S.J.)
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet [Sisters of St. Joseph of Muskogee, Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Louis] (C.S.J.) (S.S.J.)
Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille (C.S.J.) (S.S.J.)
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange [Sisters of St. Joseph, Orange, California] (C.S.J.) (S.S.J.)
Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Augustine, Florida [Sisters of St. Joseph, St. Augustine] (C.S.J.) (S.S.J.)
Sisters of St. Joseph of Watertown [Sisters of St. Joseph, Watertown, New York] (C.S.J.) (S.S.J.)
Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon (S.S.M.O.)
Sisters of St. Rose of Lima [Sisters of St. Rose of Lima, Texarkana, Texas]
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People [Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament] (S.B.S.)
Sisters of the Convent School of Fort Smith, Arkansas
Sisters of the Divine Savior (S.D.S.)
Sisters of the Good Shepherd (C.G.S.) (R.G.S.)
Sisters of the Holy Cross [Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Holy Cross Sisters] (C.S.C.)
Sisters of the Holy Family (S.H.F.)
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (S.N.J.M)
Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (I.H.M.)
Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mother of Christ, Nigeria (I.H.M.)
Sisters of the Infant Jesus (I.J.)
Sisters of the Love of God
Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (P.M.)
Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Presentation Sisters] (P.B.V.M.)
Sisters of the Precious Blood (C.Pp.S.)
Sisters of the Propagation of the Faith (Pembina, North Dakota)
Sisters of the Snow [Oblates of Our Lady of the Snows, Sisters of Our Lady of the Snows] (Hooper Bay, Alaska) (S.S.)
Sisters of the Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart [Sacred Heart Sisters] (S.D.S.H.)
Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother [Third Order of St. Francis] (S.S.M.)
Sisters of the Third Order of Penance of St. Dominic [+ Spokane Dominicans] (O.P.)
Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi [Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi] (O.S.F.)
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (I.H.M.)
Society of the Holy Child Jesus (S.H.C.J.)
Society of the Sacred Heart [Religious of the Sacred Heart] (R.S.C.J.)
Soeurs grises de Montréal [Sisters of Charity of Montreal, Grey Nuns] (S.G.M.)
Soeurs grises de Québec [Sisters of Charity of Quebec, Grey Nuns] (S.G.Q.) (S.G.N.)
Ursulines, Congregation of Paris [Ursuline Nuns] (O.S.U.)
Ursulines of New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) [Ursuline Nuns, Ursulines of the Roman Union] (O.S.U.)
Ursulines of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) [Ursuline Nuns] (O.S.U.)
Visitation Nuns [Nuns of the Visitation of Mary, Visitandines, Salesian Sisters] (V.H.M.)
Unknown (M.C.S.D.)
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